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Why the pilots actions saved lives. An alarming surge. The dramatic increase in flu cases around the country. What you can do to ward off the virus. Today, friday, february 19th, 2016. Announcer from nbc brks krrksbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Its friday morning. Im savannah alongside willie geist. We talked earlier about how remarkable it is we had george w bush, president obama and president clinton entering in on the race. Enter the pope. Dont miss religion and politics, not applying to this race. It is a big story this morning. The president ial candidates are making their final pitches ahead of tomorrows Democratic Caucus in nevada, and the republican primary in South Carolina. As willie mentioned, this election has taken another strange twist, with this back we will talk to mr. Trump live in a moment. We want to begin our decision 2016 coverage this morning with nbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Good morning. Good morning to you. South carolina, of course, famous for a Good Spirited debate. The fighting has gone from surprising to surreal. Heres where things stand on the republican side. You can see the race is tightening. Donald trump, according to the new nbc news wall street journal poll out this morning, up five points over ted cruz. Down to a 16point advantage he had one month ago. Marco rubio and jeb bush in a statistical tie for third. Reporter donald trump now diffusing what began as a holy war of words. I dont Like Fighting with the pope. I think hes doing a very good job. The pope is a wonderful guy. Reporter the donald versus the pope started hours earlier. For a religious leader to question a persons faith is disgraceful. Praying on the mexican side of the u. S. Border responded by challenging the republican front runners proposal to build a wall. A person who thinks only about building walls and not bridges, he told reporters, is not christian. Trump arguing the pope would be blessed to have him in the white house. If and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows, is isis ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope will have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. Reporter a top trump aide tweeting this picture, showing vatican city surrounded by walls. He has a big wall at the vatican. Reporter trump is also facing questions over a 2002 howard stern interview, in which he said he supported the war in iraq, despite the recent claims that he opposed it. Are you for invading iraq . Um, you know, i wish it was i wish the first time, it was dont correctly. Reporter he tried to clarify his remarks. Probably the first time anybody asked me that question. By the time the war started, i was against the war. Reporter for all the campaiai seasons nastiness, emotional moments, too. I would hope in the lord and in my frnds, and now i found it in my president ial candidate that i support. Id really appreciate one of those hugs youve been talking about. [ applause ] reporter like john kasich, comforting a supporter struggling with hardship and depression. A powerful and moving moment there. 24 hours ago. No room for error for these candidates. All of them pulling out the stops, including jeb bush, whose mom, barbara bush, 90 years old, will be back on the trail today. Back to you. Peter, thank you so much. Donald trump is with us now on the phone. Mr. Trump, good morning. Good morning. Lets see if we can clear issue in South Carolina. The question is whether or not you said that the Bush Administration lied to get us into the war in iraq. Here is exactly what you said at the debate on saturday night. We will roll the tape. They lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction. There were none, and they knew there were none. Heres what you said last night at a cnn town hall when asked by a voter, who didnt like the sentiment, whether youd be willing to reconsider. Well roll that tape. Would you be willing to rethink that . A lot of people agree with what i said. Im not talking about lying. Im not talking about not lying. Which is it, mr. Trump . It seemed like you backed off that claim a little bit last night. Are you still saying that the Bush Administration lied to get us into iraq . Im not saying anything one way or the other. You did. Savannah, im saying that as far as im concerned, the decision to go into iraq was probably one of the worst decisions ever made in the it led to the total de destabilization of the middle east and everything now. Im sorry to interrupt but to this specific issue, there are voters in South Carolina that are seizing on this. Whether or not you accused the Bush Administration of lying. I think youre aseizing on it. I dont think the voters are seizing on it. I dont know if he lied or not. He could have. Maybe he did and maybe he didnt. I guess youd have to ask him. Whatever, the decision to go into the middle east, iraq, was one of the worst decisions in the history of our country. We lost thousands of lives and we have wounded ware your eded warriors who i love all over the place. That was the decision. Iran is taking over iraq. We lost and have been humiliated there. If you go in, you go in to win. But the war in iraq was one of the worst decisions. Why he made it, there were no he said there were weapons of mass destruction. There were no weapons of mass destruction. Its been a horrible decision. Maybe the worst decision ever made by the united states. Mr. Trump, its willie geist. Lets take up that question of iraq. You have said as one of the pillars of your Foreign Policy credentials that you had the wisdom to know it would be a bad idea to invade iraq. You said you said that in 2003 and 2004. Last night, buzzfeed unearthed a clip of you talking to howard stern september 11th, 2002, where you were asked, should we go into iraq andnd you said, yeah, i guess so. I guess my question to you, mr. Trump, is, are you exaggerating how strong you were against the war . I know youve said things down the road that put you out there as someone who was against the road, but are you exaggerating how hard you were against it . No. That was long before the war started. By the time the war started and you have documentation of this, was against it. You see articles in 2003 dont forget, i wasnt a politician. Nobody cared about my opinion. That was just a question asked of me. I was a civilian. I was an entrepreneur. At the time, did you think it was a good idea . To go into the war . In 2002. It was a disaster. Because the question was asked in 2002, long before the war started. By the time the war started, i was against it and immediately after it started and for many years, identifyve been against it. I said itll destabilize the middle east and iran will take over the middle east. Thats what happened. Lets talk about the dust up with pope francis. We heard about what you had to say about that, and you feel maybe pope francis didnt Say Something as initially harsh as you were told. You said yesterday no leader, especially a religious leader, another mans religious and faith. I was struck by that. Over this last week, and even on friday, a week ago, you tweeted about ted cruz. How can ted cruz be an evangelical christian when he lies so much and is so dishonest. You have been questioning another persons faith. No, im not. Ted cruz told many lies. He got caught. Youll be reporting on one in a while, what he did with marco rubio, with a false ad he put out. What he did to ben carson in iowa. You questioned his faith, whether or not the fact you say hes a liar makes him less of a christian. No, i didnt. How can he be an evangelical christian when he lies so much and is dishonest. Im not questioning his faith. I say that ted cruz holds up the bible and then lies. Hes been caught on almost all occasions. He did voter violation forms, which is a fraud. He did so many things so bad. Ive never seen anything like it. Marco rubio called him an absolute liar. Hes never seen anything like it. Ted cruz lies. Everybody knows he lies. Its disgraceful and, yet, he says hes an evangelical christian. Thats his im not im just saying he says. Mr. Trump, thank you so much. I think we cut it out the cell phone signal cut out but i think we got it. Thank you so much. Thank you, mr. Trump. Things are getting tighter on the democratic side. Look at our new poll. Hillary clinton leads Bernie Sanders nationally. 53 42 . A month ago, secretary clinton was up 25 points. Andrea mitchell is following that race. Good morning. Good morning to you, willie. Wb within hours of Bernie Sanders calling bill clintons achievements disastrous, Hillary Clinton came out swinging against her rival at the msnbc town hall. I dont know where all this comes from because maybe its that senator sanders wasnt really a democrat until he decided to run for president. Reporter it was the first attacked Bernie Sanders for not being a real democrat. He doesnt even know what the last two democratic president s did. You know what, its true. Its true. Reporter firing back at sanders for saying in 2011 that president obama should face a primary challenger. The idea that there can be a primary with different ideas get floated and debated, its not terrible. Reporter and for criticizing bill clinton. I happen to think bill clinton did a pretty good job as president. Lets be clear, i happen to think our trade agreements from nafta, from tpp, have been a disaster. Reporter many questions focusing on Immigration Reform. Including one woman, a u. S. Citizen, whose husband was deported. What would you do to bring my husband home . Clearly, those are not the policies that i want to see, and i will change those pollicypolicies. How long would it take to change the policies . Ive been waiting six years. Executive office and power as much as we can. Reporter later, unprompted, clinton reached out to her. I will end the three and tenyear bar provision, so you dont have to face that ever again. Reporter both were asked if theyd tackle Immigration Reform in their first 100 days. Not a dictator here. It has to do with cooperation from the congress. Its at the top of this list. Reporter clinton came under fire for not releasing transcripts of her paid speeches. I am happy to release anything i have, when everybody else does the same. Reporter with exit polls showing young women voting for sanders, he embraced his feminine side. I consider myself a strong feminist. In fact, gloria steinem, Everybody Knows shes one of the leading feminists of america, made me an honorary woman many, many years ago. Candidates showed up at a union picket line with labor a key factor in the vote for the caucuses tomorrow. They have one day left before the caucuses. It is a critical test of Hillary Clintons campaign. She was once far ahead and now its neck and neck. Senator sanders playing to the honorary woman vote in nevada. Andrea, thank you. Lets bring in chuck mod,todd, moderator of meet the press and moderator of last nights town hall. Lets talk about the town hall and whats happening in the state of nevada. The polling there, i know you said before, polling is unreliable. We dont get a lot of it. It looks tight based on what we know. What was your sense of things in the room with secretary clinton and senator sanders last night . Well, what was fascinating was the fact that, by the way, both of them got booed at different points. It was a ruckus room a little bit. I think it tells you something about whats going on in the ground in nevada. Clear to me that both campaigns agree that sanders has the momentum and the question is whether clintons lead, which she had a week ago here, is big enough to hold for a surge that theres an expectation that sanders supporters are going to flood at the last minute, reregister and get there. Lets talk about South Carolina. February 27th for the democrats to vote there. We have a poll out of South Carolina on both sides. Where does that shake out . Look, i think a lot depends on nevada. A sanders win, and id argue its a mustwin for sanders, but a sanders win in nevada then allows him to say, see, i can win in a place with a diverse elekctorate electorate. It creates another week of negative headlines for clinton and it can close the gap in South Carolina. A win in nevada would allow him to make it a single digit race in South Carolina. Thats why saturday is so important for both candidates. Thanks, chuck. It is an emotional day at the Supreme Court where the body of Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose. A public viewing ahead of funeral ralservices tomorrow. Pete williams is at the court for us this morning. Good morning. Good morning. This will be Justice Scalias final return to the Supreme Court. A building where he was among the longest serving justices in u. S. History. Todays ceremony is one he knew well. Reporter inside the Supreme Courts magnificent great hall, Justice Scalias casket will lie in repose, an honor last given to former chief Justice Rehnquist in 2005. Back then, Justice Scalia escorted president and mrs. George w. Bush as they paid their respects. Today, president and mrs. Obama will come to the court to do the same for Justice Scalia. Stephen breyer, in the first public appearance of a justice since scalias death, said friends were sad. Court and itll be a grayer place without him. Decent man who has made an enormous impression. Reporter tomorrow, the funeral at the basilica of the National Shrine of the i Immaculate Conception, where his son will celebrate mass. Vice President Biden will attend the funeral but president obama will not, prompting ted cruz to describe mr. Obama this way. Lawless and faithless president. Who is eager to travel to cuba but unwilling to show up at the funeral of Justice Scalia. Reporter with republicans saying the next president should appoint scalias successor, biden told Rachel Maddow the Senate Must Act promptly on president obamas nomination to get the court back to nine justice is. If we dont nominate someone in the next month or so, start the hearing process, they say nothing is going to happen until the next election, it wont be you have a Supreme Court justice. After a private ceremony this morning with a prayer and a reading, the Supreme Court will be open to the public for those who want to say their final goodbyes. Pete williams outside the Supreme Court, thanks. Pope francis back and forth with donald trump is not the only reason the pope is making news this morning. On his flight back to the vatican, he indicated that contraceptives could be used to prevent the spread of zika, despite the churchs longstanding ban. Ann thampe thompson is at vatican city with more. Good morning. As weve seen with his comments on Donald Trumps border wall, pope francis can be blunt. Even his closest observers were surprised by the exception he made yesterday to the churchs opposition to artificial birth control. Reporter in pope francis native latin america, the zika being linked to babies born with abnormally small heads. Women are urged to avoid getting pregnant in the region of the world that is enormously catholic. The pope said contraception to prevent zika is the lesser of two evils compared to abortion. He said abortion is a crime, absolute evil, and likened it to what the mafia does. His decision is not the first in church history. In the 60s, the pope allowed nuns in danger of rape to use birth control. In that case as in the zika epidemic now, francis said it was a clear exception. That exception has some people in latin america hailing francis as a modern pope who finds solutions. But experts insist this is not a change in church doctrine. This is not a blanket statement to apply to all forms of contraception at any moment, but this is dealing with a disease thats wreaking havoc in peoples lives. About the latest gossip here at the vatican concerning a close friendship st. John paul ii had with a female american philosopher. Pope francis said friendship with a woman is not a sin. Popes can have holy and healthy friendships with women, and popes need their input. Without it, he said, men are missing something. Quite the newsy trip back to the vatican. Appreciate it. Lets get a first check of the weather from dylan in for al. Not a week ago, we were talking about record cold. Now, were talking about record warm temperatures across almost the entire country. Look at this ridge in the jet stream thats allowing temperatures to warm up. We saw several record highs through the plains, texas, the midwest yesterday. 20ed today, well see highshscross the areas, as well. Especially through the midwest, where temperatures will be running 15 to 25 degrees above average. Look through the weekend. The 60s on sunday. Jackson, mississippi, mid to upper 70s. Memphis, tennessee, top up in the mid to upper 60s. East. Temperatures up and down the average. Were looking at highs in washington, d. C. And richmond, virginia, to top out in the mid 60s for the start of the weekend. Well above average. 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Thats according to roebuck fire officials. This is a live look from the scene. Things are quiet right now. Let us show you how it looked over high today of 57. Winds from the south at 59. Asheville, hendersonville will enjoy sunny skies with highs reaching a little above normal with a high of 55. Winds from the south at 511. Overnight lows will be in the upper 30s to low 40s in the area. More clouds on saturday, highs of 59 to 63. A slight chance of showers by sunday afternoon, highs of 61 to 67. A anderson will be sunny today. High today of 57. Winds from the south at 59. Asheville, hendersonville will enjoy sunny skies with highs reaching a little above normal with a high of 55. Winds from the south at 511. Overnight lows will be in the upper 30s to low 40s in the area. More clouds on saturday, highs of 59 to 63. A slight chance of showers by sunday afternoon, highs of 61 to 67. A bernie aligns more with what im passionate about addressing issues with civil rights, criminal justice reform, income disparities. Change needs to happen and it needs to happen now. We need a leader like bernie who is not afraid to go against the status quo. For years he stood up against wrong, even when it wasnt popular. Because im happy 7 30 now. Its tgif. 19th of february, 2016. These folk rs gets are getting a jump start on their weekend with a visit to our rockefeller plaza. We have natalie, dylan, me and willie said this was like a slumber party. You were doing your nails. Its the truth. Preview of steals and deals coming. I sat back like this. I thought we were doing a news show here. We are. We are. Lets get to the headlines this morning. This is breaking this morning. U. S. War planes carrying out air strikes on an isis Training Camp in western libya. As many as 40 people were killed. The u. S. Was reportedly targeting a senior tunisian operative linked to two militant attacks in tunisia last year. That operative was likely killed in the strike. Bernie sanders cutting into Hillary Clintons leads. 53 of voters supporting secretary clinton. 42 supporting sanders. Both candidates taking part in a clashed over president obama. Hes called him weak and disappointing, tried to get someone to run against him in the 2012 election, the primary. I just dont know where all this comes from. There is one of the two Democratic Candidates here who actually ran against barack obama. It wasnt me. The nevada caucus is tomorrow, while the republicans compete tomorrow in a primary in South Carolina. And Justice Antonin Scalias body lies in repose today in the great hall of the Supreme Court building. The public is invited to pay their respects one day before funeral services. Also this morning, were learning more about a terrifying crash caught on camera in hawaii. A helicopter carrying a family of four, plunging into pearl harbor. Nbc National Correspondent good morning. The National Transportation safety board, ntsb, will be on site later today to start their investigation. They already have what could be a critical piece of evidence. Video of the last moments the chopper was airborne. Reporter the sightseeing helicopter was losing altitude quickly. Witnesses say smoke was coming from the tail as it closed in on a crowd gathered along the shore. Then it happened. Slamming into the water with five people aboard. The chopper began to sink immediately. Scott witnessed the crash and sprang into action to help the victims. It was sputtering and came down. He put it right off the shore, where people were. As soon as people saw what was happening, they started running. Reporter as quickly as the helicopter went down, many plunged into the water. I swam in to the aircraft and the kid in the backseat was reporter some passengers able to swim ashore, but a teenager was critically injured. Everyone rushed to the hospital. I pray the kid is okay. I guess hes still in Critical Condition. Reporter the navy says the chopper is owned by genesis aviation, registered to jeffrey. This photo taken from his Facebook Page. The Sightseeing Company tours pearl harbor, offering stunning views of the u. S. S. Arizona memorial, where the aircraft went down 20 feet offshore, directly next to a visitors center. Seen the helicopter sputter about 500 feet. The pilot did what i would say was an amazing job. Reporter the investigation into what went wrong has just begun. An incredible crash caught on camera that everyone was lucky to survive. Siting privacy concerns, we know one person was listed in Critical Condition. The other injuries are believed to be minor, considering the force of this crash. We did reach out to the owner of our calls have not yet been returned. That video takes your breath away. Thanks so much. There are new develops in apples fight against the federal government on an order to hack into the phone of a San Bernardino shooter. Its something the tech giant has done in the past. Heres joe fryer. Reporter federal agents thursday taking evidence from the home of a relative of San Bernardino shooter syed farook. Can i talk to you real quick about the raid this morning . Excuse me, can i talk to you . Reporter what the feds really want is access inside farooks iphone, sparking a public fight between apple and the government. More tech giants are backing apple, including facebook and twitter. Its ceo writing, we stand with tim cook and apple and thank him for his leadership. The judge is ordering the company to create new software to unlock farooks phonon to deny government access safe havens for all different kinds of bad guys. Reporter Major Tech Companies get thousands of requests froro Law Enforcement each year to hand over customer data. In many cases, faced with valid subpoenas or search warrants, the companies comply. In a court case last year in new york, prosecutors noted apple has repeatedly assisted Law Enforcement officers in federal criminal cases by extracting data from passcodelocked iphones. Saying apple complied with at least 70 court orders since 2008. For apple, the San Bernardino case is very different. Apple can extract data from phones with older operating systems. Ios 7 and earlier. Farooks phone is running on ios 9 and apple says it cant extract data from those devices because theyre encrypted. The company would have to build a socalled back door to get inside. Steve wozniak says back doors i believe that apples Brand Recognition and value and profits is largely based on an item called trust and trust means you believe somebody. You believe youre buying a phone w wh encryption. We shouldnt have hidden back doors. Reporter apple has another week to respond to the court order in this battle over impressive si privacy and security. Joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. Lets turn back to dylan who is in for al. We have cool video. Fire nato in missouri. The definition is a spinning vortex of flame. It didnt cause any damage, but it was part of a wildfire. Sometimes these wildfires are so huge, they create their own wind. Its windy in the area anyway, and it helped to spread the fire. There has been no injuries reported. Its more a brush that caught fire. We are still looking at conditions today that could lead to the spread of wildfires. Its very dry. Humidity is around 15 . Its also very windy. Look at all these high wind 55 Million People could see very gusty winds today, perhaps in excess of 65 miles per hour. Especially across theorthern plains. As we go through the day today, well see the winds start to spread into the midwest. Well see justs s gusts as high as 35 to 45 with isolated higher erer gusts. It creates the conditions for fires to spread. Its ahead of the cold front and behind it, we are looking at gusty conditions. Up and down the east coast, not a lot going on. Temperatures should be toppinggreenville, spartanburg, anderson will be sunny today. High today of 57. Winds from the south at 59. Asheville, hendersonville will enjoy sunny skies with highs reaching a of thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you. Coming up, what questions do you have for us today . On trend, it is the return of the friday fishbowl. The late season surge in flu cases nationwide. So my kids dont have to forage, got two jobs to pay a mortgage, and ive also got a brain. Lifes short, talk is cheap. Ill be working while you sleep. Still dont think ive got a brain . You think a resumes enough . Wholl step up when things get tough . Dont you want that kind of brain . A degree is a degree. Youre gonna want someone like me. 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Reporting a dramatic rise in flu cases. Nbc medical contributor dr. Natalie azar is here on what you need to know when it comes to protecting your family. Good to see you. Morning. Lets take a look at cdcs latest map. Were seeing the flu is starting to pick up. Yeah. How do you account for this . Its a little late in the season, generally speaking, but not too late. We always say that the flu season is going to start in the fall and go through may. One thing i want to point out about the map though is that it is last weeks map. The cdc comes out with their weekly surveillance toward the late morning. In a couple hours well have a new map. Importantly, when we reached out to doctors and hospitals across the country, they have valueidated that we are seeing an uptick in the number of place scases. In some places, twice as many cases. There are different indicators the cdc uses to try to determine the severity of the season. While they have some, they dont have all of the indicators. To have said theyve seen, and the cdc is confirming, were seeing a range of severity, from mild to severe. Importantly, there have been cases, again in the young adults we generally think are the not so vulnerable group, who have gotten severe illness that has required intensive care. I always want to point that out. We know that the most vulnerable groups are the people over the age of 65 and kids under the age of 2, as well as people with chronic illnesses. If youre not vaccinated and otherwise a healthy, middleaged adult, you could still get a severe illness if you get the flu. Does that map and the late surge tell us something about this years flu vaccine . I know this year, it wasnt very effective. The major trainstrain h1n1 is covered by this years vaccine. A lot of people last year were saying, why should i bother getting vaccinated . Is it too late to get vaccinated now . We see flu season go well into early may. It takes about two weeks to develop antibodies after you get vaccinated. Really, now that were seeing were in the early stages of this surge of cases. It is not too late. We recommend vaccinations for everybody over the age of six months. A lot of antiviral treatment, as well, if youre a candidate for it. Speak to your Health Care Provider if you think youre infected. Good information. Dr. Azar, thank you so much. I got my flu shot from you and feel terrific. Great. It went so well. Just ahead on pop start, adele teams up with ellen to pull off the ultimate hidden camera prank. And photoshop fail. The battle over this image trail to social media. Are you powered by protein . Milk has 8 grams to help give you energy to unleash your potential. Start every day with make delicious recipes that are lighter in calories and added sugar when you use splenda no calorie sweetener. Think sugar, earning unlimited cash back on purchases. Thats a win. But imagine earning it twice. 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Mileys wrecking ball. Overnight, the Cruz Campaign replaced the edited image with a real handshake between rubio and obama. Not quick enough to beat the trend. Guys . It was almost like intentional. A lefthanded handshake, and why not go with that first . Carson, thanks so lot. The internet was there for us with the memes. Another photo that took the internet by storm, what hot wait. Wait. Perfect. At del monte, with just water and a dash of sea salt. Nothing else. So its allnatural and delicious. If you have moderate to severe Rheumatoid Arthritis like me, and youre talking to a rheumatologist about a biologic. This is humira. This is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. This is humira helping me reach for more. Doctors have been prescribing humira for more than ten years. Humira works for many adults. It targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. 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Hello, jamba juice. Chug. Shell show you how ellen helps adele pull off the perfect prank. Today, friday, february 19th, 2016. The way you do what you do im here to celebrate my birthday all the way from texas. Good morning, South Carolina. Its my birthday. The way you do what you dough good morning, syracuse. Its our wedding anniversary. Were skipping school to dance in new york city. Were from texas to meet wrangler. Good morning, everybody. Its friday, february 19th. 32 degrees on the plaza. Great crowd out here. Everyone is in a super good mood. Love it. I love our boot ladies. Ill check it out. The medical boot is not fancy enough. We need to bling it out. Accessorize. Whats that show, pimp my ride. Nice. Jill martin is here with a away your winter blues, including a deal on nail polish that the ladies cannot stop raving about. Carson and i are suffering the consequences. Yes, we are. Dont forget, you have one week left for your chance at the ultimate wedding. Weve partnered with mymy big fat greek wedding 2 to give you a wedding. Go to today. Com wedding for all the rules and regulations. Sounds good. Thank you, carson. Lets head inside for the check of the top stories. For the president ial candidates, its the final full day of campaigning before tomorrows contest in nevada and South Carolina. Kristen welker is in las vegas. Good morning. Natalie, good morning. Another busy day of campaigning here in nevada. With the caucus less than 24 hours away. Msnbc telemundo town hall, the candidates had their sharpest exchanges on topics from immigration to who is more loyal to president obama. Reporter senator sanders and secretory clinton taking direct shots at each other thursday night. Maybe it was that sanders wasnt a democrat until he decided to run for president. Its true. One of the two Democratic Candidates here ran against barack obama. It wasnt me. Reporter the audience alsoo fired up, one person again asking clinton to release transcripts of her golden sacks speeches. Ill release it when everybody else does. Reporter sanders pressed on his filmeminism. Gloria steinem made me a honorary woman. Immigration reform done. Its a priority. You said youll address it within the first 100 days. We will, jose. Reporter donald trump exchanging words with the pope. The pope is a nice guy. Reporter the pope said a guy who talks about building a wall is not a christian. Buzzfeed unearthed a 2002 interview, where trump showed support for the iraq war, which he said hes been opposed. Are you for the iraq war . I guess so. Reporter trump trying to clarify. By the time the war started, i was against the war. Clinton is getting a boost. An endorsement from top South Carolina democrat. The primary is a week away. Clinton leads sanders there by kristen, thank you. Today, the president and first lady and the public pay their final respects to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Throughout the day, thousands of people will file by his casket as his body lies in repose in the great hall of the Supreme Court. Where scalia served for almost three decades. His funeral takes place tomorrow at the basilica at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in washington. An update on a story we told you about last month. An Apartment Building on the edge of a crumbling cliff was torn down thursday in pacifica, california. It had been condemned years ago because of the costal erosion. It was perched precariously, in danger of falling. Another Apartment Building right next door may be taken down, as well. Its not unusual for a member of the harlem globe globetrotters to hit a trick shot. This may be the best yet. Take a look. The Staples Center balcony in los angeles. The basket below. No way nothing but net. The globetrotters are per forpingforp ing performing at the Staples Center on sunday. Amazing. I wonder how many times he tried it. We see them do these things all the time. Thank you, natalie. Coming up next, well do trending. You think it doesnt matter what you wear to the gym . It does. Not just for dating. Apparently, what you wear can improve your workout. All right. I totally buy that. Plus, you have to see what happened when adele shows up at a restaurant with ellen in her ear, telling her exactly what to say. For a lot of families, faith brings them together. What happens when it tears them apart instead . Ronan farrows eyeopening at johnsons, the products in our bath time routine Work Together like a team. The washes with the shampoos, the shampoos with the lotions. Your babys skin barrier while you stimulate his senses. With johnsons, the more you put in, the more they get out. Johnsons. 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All year long you worked hard to take care of business and take care of the people who matter most. So when your tax refund arrives, make it go a little further at walmart. From electronics, to home decor, even tires, get low prices on everything you need to get more fun out of your tax refund. Were back now. Its 8 10. Time for whats trending today. Have you convinced yourself to buy fancy sneakers, thinking it might help you with your workout . Or workout gear . Or a cool dress, thinking ill do better in my presentation . If i look the part, ill be the part. All the time to buy something new. Youre right and its backed up by, wait for it, natalie, science. They did a study and found wearing designer names can boost your performance. Ahha. It resolves around the pla see placebo effect. It allows us to relax and perform better. I think have you ever not wanted to go to the gym but youre like, i want to wear the new sports bra, whatever. I had the same wear of sports from when carson was hosting trl. The cutoff shirt . Youll feel better about yourself. When you look cute working out, you work out harder. Thats what youre going for, cute. Im not sure thats what im going for when i work out. An image went viral online. A korean war vet taken in the 1950s. To keep his identity private. The mans grandson posted his picture on reddit and the internet declared him, the hot grandpa. Nice smile. Easy, easy. We shared this story on our Facebook Page and it went wild. A lot of you submitted your own hot grandpa photos. We have to share some. Lets see. Its the uniforms. That helps. Also the era. Look at him. Lets go back to the oh, hes cute. When reached for comment, Natalie Morales said, hubba, hubba. Oh, my. Its like hollywood. Watch out. Its friday. We thought wed get out the old fishbowl. Lets start with you. 90 seconds on the clock. I start . Pass it around. Random questions. We dont know what they are. If you dont like the question, throw it back. Is that true . New rule. Whats your biggest turn off . I thought youd say nail polish. Cleaning up my stuff. Would you rather feel hungover for a month or be forced to wear stilettos all day, every day, for a month . Stilettos. Hungover is never fun. Hungover suggests maybe i had a fun night the day before. Good for you. Would you rather eat your favorite meal every meal for the rest of your li, or never eat your favorite meal again . Id rather eat my favorite meal every day. Than never eat it . Yeah. Absolutely. Here we go. If you could read one persons mind, who would it be . Thats a tough one. My dog. I was going to say, i have a running dialogue of what my dog is thinking. I love you, i love you, all day long. What scares you the most and why . I hate my stomach dropping, like on roller coasters, all that stuff. But its one of my fears. The fire tornado thing doesnt scare you that you showed us earlier . Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day . My wife. From nataliegnat if you could be any rock star, who would you be . Good question. I dont know. Madonna. Okay. Were done. Thats it. That was fun. Madonna . Now for the prank adele and ellen pulled off. Danica patrick goes undercover for a joke, as well. Thursday, adele was on the Ellen Degeneres show. Talked about her performance at the grammys and how disappointed she was afterward. It didnt stop adele from having fun with ellen. She walked into a jamba juice with hidden cameras, wearing an ear piece with ellens voice, and the singer had to do what things got funny. Take a look. Am i seeing wheat grass there . Yeah. Take out scissors from your purse. In your purse are scissors. I would like and start chopping some. Can i chop s se up . Anything you want. Put it in your mouth. Chew on it. Theres a brush in your purse. Ask her to brush your hair. Can you brush m m hair . It was gold. Awesome. You have to watch the whole thing. It was really funny. I love that series. Another singer whose grammy performance didnt go as actually, didnt go at all. Rihanna, at the last minute, she now her world tour will be delayed two weeks due to production delays. Itll be the first solo for rihanna since 2013. Finally, danica patrick, youre used to seeing her in a car but not as your driver. The nascar racer went undercover, picking up unsuspecting passengers. See what happens next. Buckle up for safety. You might need it. My boyfriend thinks im a horrible driver. Why . I dont follow the rules. I drive too fast. I ride too close. Gosh, come on, light. I hate waiting. Thats what we want. Come on. Whoo no way. This is crazy. There you go. In the end, danica revealed who she was and the passengers got a selfie out of the experience. That is your pop start for friday. Popular right now. Dylan, how is the weather . Not going to be a bad anderson will be sunny today. High today of 57. Winds from the south at 59. Asheville, hendersonville will enjoy sunny skies with highs reaching a little above normal with a high of 55. Winds from the south at thats your latest forecast. Savannah . Dylan, thank you so much. This morning, we have a new installment in our series, undercovered. You pick the stories you think need more attention. Investigative correspondent ronan farrow has been digging around and uncovered one about good morning. Good to see you. A little background, experts say there are more than 3,000 unorthodox religious groups across the u. S. And europe. Some, people say, are dangerous,. What happens when a family thinks their daughter has been drawn into a dangerous cult . She says her parents arent accepting her beliefs. Sugar decuir suggested this undercovered topic. Theres two beckys. The cult becky belongs to the group and we cant get her away. Voicemail box of reporter its rebeccas birthday. Those are her parents. Theyre calling but they know they wont hear back. We love you so much. We wish you were with us. We miss you. Reporter they say their daughters mind has been hijacked. You have no idea the nightmare weve been going through. Reporter the family says it rebeccas childhood seemed perfect. She was in the National Honors society, on the track team, in the school band. She wanted to grow up to the a teacher. I was close with my sister. She was really happy. Reporter about nine years ago, an acquaintance invited rebecca to join a bible study group. Her family said she started slipping away. She didnt come home for christmas. She didnt show up to my wedding. Reporter then they say things got really weird. Suddenly, rebecca was married to another member of the church. They arranged a marriage. What makes you think it was arranged . It was so sudden. The fellow was from korea, spoke little english. Were glad each and every one of you joined us today. Reporter the group is called the World Mission Society Church of god. Its a religious movement that believes god has been reborn as this woman, currently living in south korea. The group says it has 2 million branches are across the united states. Its a taxexempt charity and does community service. Over the course of more than five months of reporting, nbc news heard from specialists, reporters and former members who told a different story. Including five former members who all used one word. I consider them a cult. Reporter thats former member michelle. She claims the group is brainwashing people, convincing them to hand over their savings because the world is about to end. People are separating themselves from their families. Theyre quitting school. Emptying out their pensions to donate the money to the church because what do you need a pension and a 401 k for if the world is going to end soon . You think it could happen to anyone . Anyone. Absolutely. But i didnt know, you know, what was going to happen. Been a little over a year now. Reporter charles and candy are afraid for their daughter. They want her to get out like rachelle did. Home in michigan to the last address they have for rebecca, an office in new jersey. We wont give up until we have her back. Reporter they think going public, exposing the group, may be their last chance at helping their daughter. Theyre wearing hidden cameras. When they find rebecca, shes furious. We came all this way. This earth is a drop in the bucket. You didnt drive that far. The earth is small compared to the grand universe god created. God is here in the flesh now on the earth. No. Heavenly mother is here. Do you think im ashamed that god came in the flesh . No. He came 2,000 years ago. And again in 1948. Does that mean you cant have a relationship with us . I tried. It doesnt work. Its over. Im not going to have a relationship with you. Thats my decision. Open it. Thats it. Open it for a second. I am not going to hug you and kiss you. I need one. No, you dont. I need one. You dont. I need one. That was the cult becky. No matter what she tells us, we love her. We havent given up. Rewe want we wanted to hear from the group so we headed to the church where michelle and rebecca worshipped. What is a cult and what is not a cult . Nobody can determine that. Reporter thats missionary john power. The World Mission Society Church of god has always been an organization, a church, that wanted to share the love of god with mankind. Reporter he disputes every allegation. We dont brainwash anyone. We dont teach a date about the end of the world. Reporter he says no one is forced to give to the church. If anybody emptied out their saving account to do that, it wasnt because the church asked it was something they felt they wanted to do. Reporter the church said they brought a member to talk to us, as well. It was just before we sat down that they reveal its rebecca. I grew up as a normal kid. I had loving parents, and they raised me up well. Reporter she says her parents arent respecting her choice of faith. It feels very much like an ultimatum. Choose your faith in god the mother, or choose us as your parents. One of the things your parents claim is that you were placed into what they call an arranged marriage. Absolutely wrong. It was not a forced marriage by any means at all. Reporter rebecca said her families actions are forcing her into speaking out publicly. She has a direct response. I am not in a cult. I am not brainwashed. And realize that i love you. I wish you would stop listening to other people and start listening to me and believe what i say. Trust me. Theres becky. Reporter her parents are convinced theyre doing the right thing in trying to bring her home. When she does wake up, i hope she doesnt say to us, why didnt you try more . Or try harder. Try harder to get me out. I really wanted to get out, but i just couldnt. Experts told me this groups activities do raise red flags. It has a reputation for dividing families, retaliating against critical members. The group sued that former member i spoke so, michelle. She counter sued and it was dismissed. The group says this is america and theyre exercising their right to freedom of religion. Its torn the family hiapart. It was fascinating about the cult. But as a parent, you feel your child slipping away and they feel like they might be able to pull her back. Its in the eyes of the viewer, whether this is a group you want a loved one to be a part of. There are a lot of families in this situation. And the parents heard her hopefully there is comfort there. Theyre in contact again. Well see. Your next undercovered story . People picked good ones. First up, the crisis in flint, michigan. Its been a huge spotlight on water safety. Is the answer to have private businesses taking over americas water. Is it a recipe for more horror . College for convicts. Policies involved there. But can it cut crime . Finally, treating life and death illnlnses. Are they phony doctors and can they be dangerous . Head to the today shows cover ne anderson will be sunny today. High today of 57. Winds from the south at 59. Asheville, hendersonville will enjoy sunny skies with highs reaching a little above normal with a high of 55. Winds from the south at 511. Overnight lows will be in the upper 30s to low 40s in the if youre doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, youre not alone. While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income my plan make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. Im Bernie Sanders. I approve this message because together, we can make a Political Revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all 8 30 now on friday, february 19th, 2016. Pretty day out on our plaza. Gang is all here. 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Id have to say, probably, yes. One, two, three. Reporter she create add program called mind up, working with neuroscientists, psychologists and educators. They developed an interactive way to teach school kids how their brains work and how to become more mindful. What does mindfulness mean . Mindfulness is being in the moment. I think its wonderful to be able to bring yourself back to center and actually have the sense of now. Its all we have. We dont have yesterday. Its gone. Tomorrow hasnt happened. The beautiful thing is to live right now. How hard is that . The only thing thats hard about it is finding the time to sit down. Reporter a few times each day, the kids pause. Its called a brain break. After a few quiet moments, their eyes open and heart rates drop. Thats telling our bodies that were calm and we can think clearly. Were ready to take a test. Reporter it can also tame aggression. If youre angry at your friend, should you hit them . No. No. Breaths, in and out. I dont do nearly as much students. Theyre better able to manage their conflicts with themselves. Reporter goldie believes in meditation. Close your eyes. Comfortable, hands in your lap. Reporter she gave me a quick lesson. Thoughts come into your mind. Float away. Reporter she started practicing in her 20s to calm anxiety during her rapid rise to fame. Do you think kids today have young . Most definitely. I think the world has changed, obviously. It changed after 9 11. We live in a lot of fear. Reporter she hopes mind up gives kids the tools they need to be happy, optimistic and compassionate. Through eighth grade, are doing the program. When youre calm, does it help you with your school work . When im calmed down at home and i do my yoga, i feel like i can do my homework more and i can focus. When you hear the chime, how does it make you feel . Good. Why is that . Because it cools you down. Have you heard some Success Stories that have yeah. Moved you . One was these kids that came back and said, if it wasnt for this class, i never would have gotten through college. When you hear stories like that, how do you respond . I cry. Because our children have to have every chance to survive. And every chance to live in a healthy, happy world. Reporter for this comedy legend, its a dramatic turn, giving children something good to think about. For today, joe fryer, nbc news, california. I know. Blanket love. Close my eyes and hear her voice. Meditate. Therapeutic. Its a great program. We saw Kate Middleton earlier this week doing the same idea, of teaching kids to really be confident and have a healthy mind. Really important. We could all use that lesson, actually, right . Absolutely. Coming up next, former white house chef sam kass shows you how to set up your kitchen to first, this is today on going back to the Old Neighborhood can be hard sometimes. 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Good to see you, my friend. Out of the pantry and fridge . No, but were going to rearrange a lot of it. Where do we begin . Nutrition and diet is the number one cause of preventable disease in our country by a lot. A lot of it starts with how we set our kitchens up. Were trying to eat healthier, doing everything we can, but were doing battle in our kitchens. We come home and put out our favorite treats on the countete we end up eating more of this. A good friend of mine has done research that shows if a woman has chips or crackers, theyre likely to weigh nine pounds more thanan average. Cereal, 20 pounds more than average. Soda, 30 pounds more. Its just out for us to eat. We dont have to get rid of it all together, you want to conceal it a little bit . I would try to get rid of some of it. The things you really love, were going to put them up here on the top shelf, where we cant see them. That means what ends up happening is youre only going to eat them when you really want it. Work to get it. Thats step one. You eat what you see. By the way, this where everybody leaves them. When i get home from work, i go to the chips and cookies. Thats step one. You have to get it out of sight. The things you want to eat, we want to put in sight. First thing, take fruit and put it on the counter. The average person who had this on their counter, seven pounds less. Really . Yeah. The other thing you can do, put out dry fruits and nuts. Healthy snacks that you enjoy. Your kids will enjoy. You make it so theyll running through the kitchen, instead of seeing the cookie that was just there, theyre going to grab raisins, whatever it is. Youre still having the cookies and chips, just less frequently . Youll eat them still. Fine, cookies are great. You just want to only have them occasionally. Its a great way to do it. Lets move to the fridge, sam. What am i doing wrong in here . We have most of our vegetables and fruits in the bottom. Then they go bads and we waste the food. Forget theyre there. Bring it out of the shadows. Lets put it where we can see it. Actually, the evidence shows that youre three times more likely to eat something if its in eye line. Okay. The staples are easily cut up, fruits and vegetables here. You have avocadoes, which are also a great snack. Eggs are important for health. Plenty of fruit. Herbs are also something that will make any dishes. I like nonfat greek yogurt, too. Put your own fruit in it. Its rich and creamy but has no fat. The other great thing to have is water ready available. Water pitches increases how much water we drink. What do i have to take out of the fridge . The things i look for to take out are things are sugar. One of the top couple ingredients. Or lots of words you dont understand. You probably dont want to be eating it. Sam, real quick, show us a good snack to make as we go to break here so people can make this weekend. Itll be good for them. All your vegetables you need something to do with it. Hummus is one of the best things to do. Olive oil, lemon, garlic. Right in with the chick peas. A quick blend and youre good to go. You use the vegetables you have in your eye line in the fridge and dip them . Exactly right. Sam kass, great to see you, my friend. Ayeah. A little bit of a buzz kill on my cookies but ill work through it. Put them on the today. This is today on nbc. We are back. Its 8 51. Time for todays special birthday wishes. With al on assignment, dylan gets the honors. I feel like aimim walking on hallowed ground. In honor of our living longer, living better series, we have secrets to a long life. Catherine in pennsylvania. She said the secret is to keep a sense of humor and smile at everyone. She looks beautiful. Mr. Al starr is 100 years old. Hes from illinois. Says eating two pieces of dark chocolate every day is his secret. Love al. Happy 100 birthday to Margaret Armstrong of maryland. She said having a dream and a passion for a cause can help you. Francesco. Love it. Have to have the glass of whiskey every day. And the dark chocolate. All good advice. Almeda of canfield, ohio, turned 100 years old, as well. She says to eat graham crackers for breakfast. I like it. Last but not least, a happy 100th birthday to Benjamin Yehuda of new york. Two cups of warm water every morning and walk a mile every day. Nice. If you want us to honor someones milestone birthday or anniversary, head to today. Com celebrate. Dont forget to include a photo. Nice job, dylan. He got stuck on a flight. Longevity, theres always a little chocolate, chardonnay. Enjoying the little moments in life. Live life. Love it. We have something really special next week. Its up for the job. We are interning in careers wed like to try. Heres a preview. Reporter from serving up the Weather Forecast in studio 1a wow. Amazing. Reporter to serving breakfast to the king of the jungle. What, give usp show business . Reporter al does his internship at the san diego zoo. 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They opened the doors in a way they usually dont do. Who was hosting . Wow. You got a good one. Youre a rock star. With rascal flastts. I got to hand off the guitar on stage. This was a good series. I had a really good time. By the way, its called up for the job. Its all next week, starting with monday, al has his internship at the san diego zoo. Very cool. Up next . We have a busy hour. Out with us. Do you think when you are president youll be paid as much as if you were a manmale. This is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. But there are so many examples where that doesnt happen. Im going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same. As the men who are doing that job. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. This morning. Nine. Fork Shoals Elementary School students were on board. The students. But the driver of the car that ran into the bus. Was injured and air lifted to the hospital. 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